When it comes to executive core qualifications, Harvard Kennedy School offers a suite of programs to meet the professional training needs of U.S. federal managers and their military, corporate, and international counterparts.

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Executive programs meeting the ECQs are ideal for:

  • U.S. federal employees participating in an SES Candidate Development Program (SES-CDP)
  • Current senior executives who desire to change jobs and need to readdress their ECQs or would like to demonstrate enhanced education in their annual performance assessment
  • Transitioning military personnel applying for federal positions
  • Corporate executives who work closely alongside and/or advise U.S. federal leaders
  • International elected or career civil service executives who want to sharpen a broad range of leadership competencies and would at the same time enjoy gaining a deeper appreciation for strategies for success in large bureaucracies with the U.S. political and civil service systems
  • Any person who, regardless of employment, will be applying for a Senior Executive Service position

While Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education identifies an alignment between our program’s curriculum and the ECQs, this does not connote a certification by OPM. Harvard Kennedy School is designated as part of the Executive Development Community on the OPM website.

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